Tiltable umbrella



Dec. 1', 1953 v. MILITANO TILTABLE UMBRELLA Filed Nov. 14, 1950 INVENTOR Vincent Ma'lz'iazzo a BY ATI'ORN EY Patented Dec. 1, 1953 The Finkel Umbrella Frame Company, Inc.

New York, N. Y a corporation ofiNew Yorlg Application November 14, 1950, Serial No. 195,635

1 Claims this. intentio r ates o im o emen s. in eh outdoor umbrel as such; s th e kn w arden. a d heath umbrellas.

It is an object of this invention to provide a thtahle umbre which anh ed r a u ac tat s. to ilt. the. mbrell anopy to a desir d. an le d which. s o ug ed d n.

te obj c s. and; ad anta of the e the W 1: be; par n tremhe following d tail d s rip ion thereon In accordance with this invention, a tiltable umbrella. pro id d h v n e lower n of an upper gole carrying the canopy pivoted to the monoto -o a hollo lower l D soosed is hollow lower oleis; a vertically reciproca oleactuet he shaft or rod whi s co ect d. throuehl h s th theuhp 9 this connec' tion b ingat. a p nt aboy the p ot b tw en. th twopoles. Eivo tally mounted on the hollow lower pole and connected to; the reciprocable rod is an ohe at he l a actua on o w ch thr ugh. the od a d, ink efi c s l ng, of h umb ella. ahopm. Th s. t t shaftmoves in a. tert cal'hlane about i s pivot and thus can e ily and quickly be moved to impart. any desired angleof tiltto the canopy. Desirablya coil pring s moun ed in: th h ow lower polev ssocia ed. withther o pr alole rod and s r e l'to counte balan e he weight of, he superstr c tore efl th no thus. s l in n sm oth.- er'ohe a ion o the tilt me h n smheccomp n i r wina. formin a. part. or this specification and showing, for purposes of exemplification, apreferred form of this in.- veht onl, without m ting the claimed i ve on. tqsuoh illustrative instance:

Figure! 1 i is a fragmentary vertical. section through the upper and lower-poles of a! tiltable umbrella embodying this inventionv and taken a o e-he as n r h line of igu e 2 this. l eu-re. h se two, pol s r s ow in ve tically' aligned position;

i re 2 is aem hterrs-i le eleva ion. of the the rem. lo r poles fth um el lso tor ally al ed. pos o a d E ie3 is a r gmen ry ertica1sec ionsho the the uppe le in n. n l n d. p sition, relative to e owe ole- Eteferh to. the drawiha. It; i dicates. a lower hollow pole pro ded with alon tudlnally ex.- tenclinasl t Ll.- Disposedlin the upper end (2 of his. pole. is. a casting t3: formed with a lower oill llsirioakportion t4 snugly fitting within the tlpl ll iehds- .12, acylindricfl hearing 15; the, axis of: whiohi coaxial. with that. of pole l; and two upwardly exte d n p t c n l6 and-.11 ex endi beyo d. the too f P and s parated from each other by a longitudinally extending slot l8. (Figure 2) Genfbrally mounted for: reciprocatory move ment within the hollow lower pole I0, is a, reciproe able actua i rod: or; sh ft 13 compos o rods 2t nd Ill; c nnec ed y a s e e 2.2-. A tuatine; shaftle is guided and supported daring itsre: ciprocatory movement by collar 2-3; pinned to. the low rhd reo h bea ing m mber 1.4-. suitably secured to the interior of, the hollow shaft it and the bearing [5. in casting l4.

Pivot o as at 25 o th int rior o th hollowshatt t s a r 2. extendin throu h a. pi ot ixc edhyt lee 22, Bin 1 i mouht tl for pivotal movement, sleeve .22 andthe rod 26 is in sliding e gagernent with this pin permitting relative movement. between the pin 21 and. the rod 25. Suitably secured as; by bolts go to the outside w ll. o ole to is guid quadrant 2.8 ro ed with. a; u de s t defined. by the cur ed w ls 8 and 3:2. o the qu drant 2 Slot; I I. n oll ube to h l sl v are aligned, cl arly shownv in Fi ur s 1 and, 3. Threaele enol of rod 26. extends. through these two slots II and 39 and. has. th reon. a. was erv and. a c n rol ball 35 in, thre ded. e em nt with. the threaded end 33 of rod 25.

Washer 34, it will be noted, rests on. the curve.l;1,,,

Walls 3| and 32. of the. quadrant 29-. Th eade interior as of ball eaexten ls b yond. th th aded. end 3.3 of rod 26.. In this. way the bal 35. may he moved s h t. it xe ts no: ressu e on. herwashe 34 permitting easy and quick mqVlIhfihtQixlOQ. 26 ut pivot 2.5m recipr cate the actuating shaft. 19,. Once. this shaft ismoved to. post-- on imparting a desired an le of tilt: to th um brella canopy, as hereinafter more fully ex;- plained, ball 35 is rotated tov clamp. the. Washer; 3.4 between walls 3|. and 3.2 and the. ball to maim tain the actuating shaft inthis position. A coil spring 3;: is; disposed at. the. base of hollow: pole It], encircling rod 2| and confined between Cole lar 23 and bearing member 24.. This spring; counterbalances theweightof the superstructure which is chiefly the; canopy and; in accordance; With the well known function or su h. shrines re. sults in smoother, i. e., non-jerky tilting move-h ment of the canopy. Th curved shape. of. the. quadrant, control ball and: the coil, siorinehresult. in a quick acting attractive. structure. re, quiring little, ner y .1." its PQIB ITiO 'L. 3-,. fil tiltin the. umbr lla andmaint. nin brella. in .desireh; tilted. position;

accipie Upper pole 38 carries any conventional umbrella canopy (not shown on the drawing) comprising a cover, umbrella ribs, sliding spreader ring or collar for opening or closing the umbrella, etc. Pole 38 has fixed to the lower end thereof a casting 39. This casting comprises a cylindrical portion to fitting snugly within pole 38, and two spaced extending arms 4i and 42. The projections l and H of casting l3 fit snugly within the space between arms M and 42, as shown in Figure 2. Extremities of arms ll and 42 are of convex or rounded shape as indicated by the reference character 43. Casting I3 is provided with concave or complementary rounded shoulders M. Desirably castings l3 and 39 are shouldered so as to abut in flush relationship against the ends of the poles It and 38, respectively. The outer surfaces of the assembled castings, as best shown in Figures 1 and 2, are cylindrical and of uniform diameter, the outside diameter being the same as that of the poles. The castings may be fixed to the poles in any suitable manner.

Casting 39 is pivoted to casting l3 by a pivot pin 45 which passes through arms ii and t2 and projections l8 and H. Thus, the upper pole 38 carrying the canopy is pivotally mounted on the top of the hollow lower pole Ill provided with the actuating mechanism for tilting the umbrella canopy. It will be understood that while the drawings show castings associated with the poles, which is preferred because of ease of manufacture, casting i3 and pole It may be formed integrally and likewise casting 3t and pole 33 may be made integral. In other words, the assembly of pole Ill and casting l3 may be considered the lower pole to which is pivoted the top pole consisting of pole 38 and casting 39.

A link 45 has one end pivotally connected to the top of rod 28 and the other end pivotally connected to one end of a second link ll. A pivot pin it passes through this link 4i and the projections iii and ll of casting it, thus pivotally securing this link to these two projections. End 49 of link ll is provided with a slot 50 in which is slidably disposed a shoe 5i. A pin :52 passes through this shoe and is suitably mounted in the casting 39; shoe 5| is free to rotate on pin 52 and vice versa so that these two parts can move relatively to each other.

The lower portion of link ll is positioned in slot i8 and the upper portion of this link ti fits within interior opening 53 in casting 39. Link 46 fits within slot i8 and the lower extension thereof shown in Figure 2 in casting it. In this way when the umbrella is in the non-tilted position the linkage mechanism is disposed within the cylindrical confines of the castings. Desirably link is provided with a cut-away portion 5% in the area near the pivot pin 45 to permit link ll to be moved to the position shown in Figure 1 without contacting this pivot pin it.

In operation, when it is desired to tilt the urnbrella, it is only necessary to loosen ball 35, should it have been tightly screwed on rod 25, and then move lever 26 upwardly from the position shown in Figures 1 and 2. This will raise the actuating rod l9 and link 45 causing the latter to move outwardly from the casting it through slot 58. This movement of link it: e1:- fects pivotal movement of link Al about its pivot 68 exerting a thrust on shoe 5i carrying pin 52 mounted in casting 39 which effects tilting movement of upper pole 38. As the movement continues, link 41 moves outwardly relative to casting 39 to the position shown in Figure 3, with the shoe 5! sliding in the slot 50. The above described movement results in further compression of coil spring 3'! which thus tends to counterbalance the weight of the superstructure, chiefly the canopy and results in smoother operation than would take place in the absence of the spring. Once the desired tilt has been imparted to the upper pole the ball 35 is tightened on threaded end 33 of rod 26 to clamp washer 34 against the walls 35 and 32 of the quadrant. This clamping pressure, the action of the spring 31' and the linkage mechanism disclosed, firmly maintain the umbrella canopy fixed in the desired tilted or straight position.

It will be noted the umbrella of this invention can readily and quickly be tilted in that a simple movement of pivoted rod 26 after loosening ball 3?: is all that is necessary to effect the tilting. Accordingly, applicants umbrella can be adjusted to the desired angle of tilt much more quickly than prior known tiltable umbrellas. It will be further noted that applicants umbrella is of rugged design.

Since difierent embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope of this invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

l. In a tiltabie umbrella, in combination, a hollow lower pole, a vertically reciprocable actuating shaft disposed within said hollow pole, a member having a portion disposed within said hollow pole, pivoted thereto, connected to said shaft and having another portion extending exteriorly of said hollow pole and arranged to be actuated about said pivot to reciprocate said shaft, an upper pole pivoted to said lower pole, and pivoted links connecting the upper end of said shaft to said upper pole, the connection between said links and. the upper pole being disposed above said pivotal connection between the upper and lower poles.

2. In a tiltaole umbrella, in combination, a hollow lower pole, a vertically reciprocable shaft disposed in said hollow pole, a rod having one end pivoted to said hollow pole, having an intermediate portion connected with said shaft through a sliding joint and having the opposite end extending exteriorly of said hollow pole, a top pole having its lower end pivoted to the top of said lower pole, a link having one end pivoted to the top of said shaft, a second link pivoted at an intermediate point of its length on said lower pole above the pivotal connection between said poles and having one end pivoted to the other end of said first mentioned link, the other end of said second mentioned link being connected through a sliding connection with the lower end of said top pole.

3. In a tiltable umbrella, in combination, a hollow lower pole, having a longitudinally extending slot therein, a vertically reciprocable actuating shaft disposed within said hollow pole, a quadrant having a slot therein mounted on said hollow pole with the said slot therein in alignment with the slot in said pole, a rod having one end pivoted to the interior of said hollow pole, having an intermediate portion connected with said shaft and having the other end threaded and extending through said slots, a clamping ball in threaded engagement with the threaded end of said rod, a casting in the upper end of said hollow pole providing a bearing support for said shaft and having a pair of spaced upwardly extending projections, a top pole, a casting in the lower end of said top pole having a pair of arms disposed contiguous to said projections and pivoted thereto, a pair of links disposed to move in the space between said projections, one of said links having one end pivotally connected to the top of said shaft and the other end pivotally connected to one end of the other link, said other link being pivoted to said arms at a point intermediate the length of said other link and above the pivotal connection between said arms and said projections and having the other end connected through a sliding joint with the said casting in the lower end of said top pole. v

4. In a tiltable umbrella, in combination, a hollow lower pole, having a longitudinally extending slot therein, a vertically reciprocable actuating shaft disposed within said hollow pole, a quadrant having a slot therein mounted on said hollow pole with the said slot therein in alignment with the slot in said pole, a rod having one end pivoted to the interior of said hollow pole, having an intermediate portion connected with said shaft and having the other end threaded and extending through said slots, a clamping ball in threaded engagement with the threaded end of said rod, a casting on the upper end of said hollow pole providing a bearing support for said shaft and having a pair of spaced upwardly extending projections, a top pole, a casting on the lower end of said top pole having a pair of arms disposed contiguous to said projections and pivoted thereto, a pair of links disposed to move in the space between said projections, one of said links having one end pivotally connected to the top of said shaft and the other end pivotally connected to one end of the other link, said other link being pivoted at an intermediate point of its length to said arms at a point above the pivotal connection between said arms and said projections and having the other end connected through a sliding joint with the said casting on the lower end of said top pole, and a coil spring in the base of said lower pole arranged to be further compressed when the vertically reciprocably actuating shaft is moved upwardly and to counterbalance the weight of the superstructure carried by the top pole.

5. In a device of the class described, in combination, a hollow lower pole, a vertically reciprocable shaft disposed in said hollow pole, a rod having one end pivoted to said hollow pole, having an intermediate portion connected to said said shaft through a sliding joint and having the opposite end extending exteriorly of said hollow pole, a top pole having its lower end pivoted to the top of said lower pole, a link having one end pivoted to the top of said shaft, a second link pivoted on said lower pole above the pivotal connection between said poles and having one end pivoted to the other end of said first-mentioned link, the other end of said second-mentioned link being connected through a sliding connection with the lower end of said top pole.

6. In a tiltable umbrella, in combination, a hollow lower pole, a vertically reciprocable actuating shaft disposed within said hollow pole, an upper pole pivoted to the upper end of said lower pole, a link having one end pivoted to the top of said shaft, and a second link, said first link having its other end connected to one end of said second link, said second link being pivoted to the top of the lower pole at a point above the pivotal connection between the two poles, the other end of said second link being connected through a sliding connection with the lower end of said upper pole.

7. In a tiltable umbrella, in combination, a hollow lower pole, a vertically reciprocable actuating shaft disposed within said hollow pole, a casting on the upper end of said hollow pole providing a bearing support for said shaft and having a pair of spaced upwardly extending projections, an upper pole, a casting on the lower end of said upper pole having a pair of arms disposed contiguous to said projections and pivoted thereto, a pair of links disposed to move in the space between said projections, the lower of said links having one end pivotally connected to the top of said shaft and the other end pivotally connected to one end of the other link, said other link being pivoted at an intermediate point of its length to said arms at a point above the pivotal connection between said pair of arms and said projections, said other link having the other end thereof connected through a sliding joint with the said casting on the lower end of said upper pole.

VINCENT MILITANO.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Feb. 24, 1910 Number Number 

